The story of the Army family’s love affair with hockey and what it has meant in Rhode Island and beyond starts not with skates and sticks, but with balls and bats. George Army, born in 1899, was for many years a minor league catcher and first baseman. According to Baseball Reference, his career started [...]

There are many families worthy to be called "Rhode Island's First Family of Hockey". The Armys. The Ecclestons. The Gaffneys, The Warburtons, The Belisles, The Zifcaks, The Kilmartins, The Guays, and so many others . . . all have made enormous contributions to the sport's rich legacy in this state. At the very top [...]